Zuma on SA judiciary: ‘When they hate you, they prosecute you for no good reason’
The former president’s legal woes continue to mount, with the Constitutional Court to Monday rule on his latest battle to determine his eligibility to run for the country’s highest office.
FILE: Former President Jacob Zuma at the Shekainah Healing Ministries Prophetic Pillowcase service in Phillipi, near Cape Town, on March 10, 2024. Picture: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP
JOHANNESBURG - Former President Jacob Zuma has again taken a thinly veiled swipe at the judiciary as his legal woes continue to mount.
Zuma's candidacy in the upcoming elections hangs in the balance, with the Constitutional Court set to rule on Monday whether he can serve as a member of Parliament.
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Zuma addressed thousands of uMkhonto weSize (MK) Party supporters at Orlando Stadium in Soweto this past weekend.
He accused the judiciary of overplaying the hand in legal matters.
“Have you seen what the judges do? When they hate you, they prosecute you for no good reason. That’s not their job.”
Zuma told supporters he believes the country’s laws need to be overhauled.
“I’ve said this before – we are governed by laws that even our ancestors don’t recognise. We are governed by Roman-Dutch law.
“Why do we allow this to happen? We must put an end to it and have African laws.”